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IITA identifies opportunities to make a difference amidst COVID-19 spread across Africa

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

28.03.20

As COVID-19 or coronavirus gets closer to home—Africa, the International Institute of Tropical Agr…
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COVID-19: Trade restrictions are worst possible response to safeguard food security
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

27.03.20
- Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
- Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
As COVID-19 spreads around the globe, fears of a deep global recession are mounting. Some…
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Farmers in Eastern Kenya reap big profits from improved varieties of drought-tolerant crops
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

27.03.20
- Climate smart
- Food security
Farmers in Eastern Kenya are seeing an increase in yield from their crops and earning…
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Barren shelves: COVID-19 and panic buying of food │ Analysis by Michael Hauser
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)

24.03.20
- Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
- Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
People rush to supermarkets and buy what they can carry. Comprehensible, but unnecessary. To cut…
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Papua mangroves could help Indonesia coast to climate targets
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)

23.03.20
- Climate change
- Paris Agreement
Indonesia - The characteristics of mangroves in a range of ecosystems – from undisturbed natural…
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How much will global poverty increase because of COVID-19?
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

20.03.20
- Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
- Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
In a recent blog post, we analyzed how the spread of the disease associated with the…
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